"I expect to pass through life but once. If therefore, there be any kindness I can show, or any good thing I can do to any fellow being, let me do it now, and not defer or neglect it, as I shall not pass this way again." ~William Penn

"Change is painful. It involves giving up comfortable old ways and habits. It is often said that the only thing we learn from history is that we do not learn." ~David G. Pumphrey

"History has shown us that terrorists and corrupt politicians are -CLEARLY- afraid of education because education will teach people how to demand and call for their rights using peaceful ways. Education will also give the oppressed the necessary means and knowledge to fight their oppressors." ~Miriam Defensor Santiago

"History has something to TEACH those who want to learn from the mistakes and tragedies of the past." ~Pedro Kiamko

"History is written by the victors." ~Winston Churchill

"History will be kind to me for I intend to write it." ~Sir Winston Churchill

“Human history is work history. The heroes of the people are work heroes.” ~Meridel Le Sueur on Labor

"If I were a headmaster I would get rid of the history teacher and get a chocolate teacher instead." ~Roald Dahl

"Live out of your imagination, not your history." ~Stephen Covey

Regrets are idle; yet history is one long regret. Everything might have turned out so differently .” ~Charles Dudley Warner

"The best way to teach history is to teach its methodology and then allow students to raise their own questions and form their own conclusions and interpretations after being exposed to all narratives about the personality, period or event. The role of the teacher is as a guide and enabler, and not a proselytizer. A teacher can state his or her position but only as a particular interpretation and should in no way be construed as the only interpretation." ~Antonio P. Contreras

‪"The chaos of the modern world has made us all aware that man-made history is far off from the real truth! It's built on perspectives that only merit the author and his subjects." ~Leah C. Dancel‬, July 25, 2017

"The good part in history are the people that's making it. Not the one who's writing it." ~Butch Valdez

“The HISTORY of an oppressed people is hidden in the lies and the agreed myth of its conquerors.” - Meridel Le Sueur, American writer, 1900-1996

"Liberty has never come from the government. Liberty has always come from the subjects of it. The history of liberty is a history of resistance." ~Woodrow Wilson

"30 years after, the overwhelming feeling is one of betrayal and disillusionment. EDSA '86 is no longer the dream of peace and progress but the nightmare of corruption and apathy. It is one of the greatest con and one the most brazen swindle in the history of this country." ~Mark Lopez, A Calm Before Storm on EDSA Rally February 25,2017

"You may write me down in history, with your bitter, twisted lies;
You may trod me in the very dirt, but still, like dust, I'LL RISE!"
~Maya Angelou

RELATED QOUTES

"But reason has no power against feeling, and feeling older than history is no light matter." ~Charlotte Perkins Gilman (1860-1935)

"Disobedience in the eyes of anyone who has read history is man's original virtue. It is through disobedience that progress has been made--through disobedience and rebellion." ~Oscar Wilde (1854-1900)

"Historical awareness differentiates between the present past and the past present, and puts us in the position to discover the future in the past, to pick up past possibilities again to link them with the present future.” ~Jürgen Moltmann, German theologian

"Those who cannot remember the past are condemned to repeat it." ~George Santayana

"Very few things happen at the right time, and the rest do not happen at all. The conscientious historian will correct these defects." ~Herodotus

2/23/17

The prevalence of corruption is also a human rights violation because it deprives the average citizen of the obligation that government is supposed to provide him which is basic services. If we protect the rights of the criminals in the minority, what will happen to the victims who are in the majority? Should we expect to live in fear because the criminal is still entitled to due process? What contributes to the proliferation of criminality? Drug use is one. Poverty is another. Isn't poverty an offshoot of corruption? There is always cause and effect. The denial of the existence of extreme measures needed to curb criminality and the drug menace smacks of hypocrisy. The Yellowtards and the Church scream justice and human rights violations but they always fail to proffer solutions. Which would you prefer to have in the society and the communities you live in is the operative question. Peace and order or rampant criminality? ~RG San Luis

What the public needs to realize is leadership requires tough decisions to be made for the greater good and not for what is generally acceptable as in observance of human rights. ~RG San Luis

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OTHERS

"Before believing in the Church read its history first. Popes and priests were amoral. Have they changed in the course of time?" ~RG San Luis

"Ethics is morality and epistemology is knowledge." ~RG San Luis

"The message delivered is - you can make all the noise you want. You can protest all you want. But at the end of the day, I am the President." ~RG San Luis, on PRRD's re:Yellow Opponents, August 28, 2017

"Underneath the hard exterior is a heart which is filled with compassion and a genuine desire to help and serve." ~RG San Luis on PRRD, August 28, 2017

"You represent the biggest stumbling block to his accomplishing what he set out to do with the time he has left..... the people will not let you triumph. If push comes to shove, the Filipinos who support him are prepared to fight to for their beliefs." ~RG San Luis to ALL who hates PRRD, May 29, 2017

Source: FB, February 22, 2017 as shared

ATTRIBUTED Quotes

"Those who cannot remember the past are condemned to repeat it." ~George Santayana

"Can you just leave us alone for 5 more years, please. Allow us, the less fortunate, the under privileged, the hard working class of society to experience and enjoy our time under the sun. Allow us to forge our destiny. Give us a chance to make something of ourselves and make our country better the way we see fit." ~Jovybev Aquino, Dear Liberal Party, local and international media, and all Duterte critics worldwide, March 2, 2017

"Dont tie your hopes on LP justice. Their track record shows that they stop searching for the truth as soon as the well of political expediency runs dry." ~Jovybev Aquino, August 2017

"If God gave our soldiers the spirit of courage, to protect us from our enemies and fight for our freedom, He gave you guys the heart of compassion, of serving, and of giving." ~Jovybev Aquino, 27 June 2017

"In the fog of war, you need to let the dust settle before you can draw conclusions." ~From Jovybev Aquino, 26 June 2017

‪"It's difficult when teachers nuns and priests tell a different story to the kids in school." ~Jovybev Aquino ‬

"Just as every facet of our government is rotten to the core, the only way to change it is to dismantle it and start anew." ~Jovybev Aquino, August 25, 2017

"Old stars fade away but new stars take their place and shine ever so brightly!" ~Jovybev Aquino

"So please, I beseech you, give us our time under the sun. Allow us to shine for this brief instance, If it doesn't work in 5 years, you can always say, "I told you so", but as for now, we are hoping to say the same thing to you, just give us a freaking chance." ~Jovybev Aquino, Dear Liberal Party, local and international media, and all Duterte critics worldwide, March 2, 2017

"Some of us have blessings overflowing, while some of us are given trials beyond our understanding. Maybe that's where the balance lies, it's in freely giving when you've been showered by so many blessings." ~Jovybev Aquino

"The sentiments of one person echoes the sentiments of the multitude. Our nation is transforming before our very eyes. We are experiencing a rebirth and I'm damn proud to be a part of it with all of you!" ~Jovybev Aquino

"The yellows are playing a crucial role
In the development of our nation.
Without them we may become like the Israelites
Who grumbled at Moses after being saved from slavery
From the Egyptians and ended up carving
False gods for themselves and angering God.
The yellows keep us fighting for the truth.
They have made us love our country even more.
For every lie they tell,
They make us dig deeper for the truth.
For all the mockery they throw at our president,
They allow us to see him better than we did before.
For every destructive word they say about our country,
They make us plant our flag deeper into our hearts.
The yellows have managed to do
What no one else has ever been able to.
They have made us one.
So hug a yellow today and thank them
For making us united and strong."
~Jovybev Aquino
April 19, 2017

"Watching, reading and listening to all my brothers and sisters sacrificing their time and effort, swallowing assaults from family and friends for their passion but never yielding to the pressure. .........I'm so overwhelmed by the rebirth of love for our nation. Let's not lose hope and keep this fire burning in our hearts. Let's all keep fighting till we're rid of all the ills that have plagued our nation." ~Jovybev Aquino, March 24, 2017

"What a beautiful day full of promise.
As we venture out into our daily grind, I cannot help but smile and be envigorated by this overwhelming hope that has surrounded this nation.
I've never been prouder than I am now. I may have lost many friends in the process of fighting for this great change, but I have also gained a multitude. I really don't mind that the people i used to look up to and even try to get confidence from are no longer giving me the time of day, because they have shown to me their true colors. A color that has no love for nation, a color filled with greed, a color filled with selfish pride, a color that has no empathy for the less fortunate. So, no it doesn't bother me one bit that I will never have to be associated with them any longer.
As we fight this battle, with the lines clearly drawn, I bring with me not the bolos nor the muskets used by our ancestors fighting the oppressors of their day, I bring with me insight and the power of our collective hopes and dreams. I bring with me the vision of a bright and prosperous future for my children and my children's children. So while the other side continues to spew contempt, vile propaganda and poisonous lies, I will keep my stance firmly on the ground ready to pounce at any adversary that threatens the future of our nation." ~Jovybev Aquino, 2017

"When traversing the treacherous slopes of defending our nation's new found freedom, it is so reassuring to know that we've got each others back." ~Jovybev Aquino

"Your motherland is one of the most valuable things there is. It is your mother, your father, your siblings, your children, their children. It is the most precious thing you can ever claim as your own. It is irreplaceable. It is not something you can explain, you are connected to your motherland with your soul, your body, and your subconscious. Your motherland is family, your motherland birthed you from its soil. I will never sell you out, I will never abandon you!" ~Jovybev Aquino, 31 August 2017

"For behind every face is an epic, it sits there waiting for the right time to be told. So that it could have a life of its own, perch on the hearts of those who think themselves too victimized that they couldn't even smell the roses anymore,..." ~George Daniel Anos, The Humans of PMMA

"For obvious reasons. The weirdly comforting smell of organic decay, lilies on the water, brilliant blue of the skies and the sea, warm breezes, pine trees, stretches of grasses, the call of fisher kings. The peculiar smell of Juan Luna. The confluence of all these and more. Once again I am reminded of that most important thing that many educators fail to understand, just like in ancient times, the things that truly endure are not what is poured... but what is planted." ~George Daniel Anos, January 2018 on Organic Farming

"Friendship and brotherhood are concepts you don't just pay lip service to. These are things that don’t just inhabit a small quiet place in your heart, but lights up your life like a raging flame." ~George Daniel Anos

"I don't compare myself with other people, I just aim to do my best in my own simple ways. In the end, all I want me to see is the best version of me whom no one can ever be." ~George Daniel Anos

"I look back now and I realize how strong I have been. But of course as I always believed in, we make the best of what comes our way." ~George Daniel Anos

"It (also) reminds me of the timeless resonance and power of words, that as a writer, I must never fail to forget." ~George Daniel Anos

"My New Year's wish for everyone: 'May you be poor in misfortune, rich in blessings, slow to make enemies and quick to make friends. Be easy to love, hard to break and impossible to forget.'" ~George Daniel Anos

"My students are never my paperworks nor burden. They will learn from me what they will apply in the real world someday. They will be part of my legacy." ~George Daniel Anos

"No one has monopoly for pain." ~‪George Daniel Anos

"None of the world's petty vanities and shallowness can help build you up more than the full love and support of a partner." ~George Daniel Anos

"One must never fail to remember where one has been." ~George Daniel Anos (2018)

"One thing shall remain a constant: thoughts of them will always be my potent shots of courage, faith and hope, pulling me from any ebb, like the moon the tide." ~George Daniel Anos

"Once you accept the fact that everything is NOT about you, you'll have the serenity in knowing where you belong in this world. That is where true happiness starts, accepting yourself, your limitations, your strength and your flaws." ~George Daniel Anos

"Skyscapes and hidden places have the magical power to energize your soul." ~George Daniel Anos

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"Someday, when great things has come to pass in the reshaping of a nation for so long shorn and shaven its full potential, allowing it at last to soar to heights it once thought elusive, we’ll all look back. The secret of starry nights is that it is magic in itself, a promise of spell binding beauty when darkness tries to swallow our part of the world. It is also when the most intimate and secret tendrils that curl through our minds become awash with the glow of starlight, some twining around the songs and tributes (or in this modern times, posts) that lifted our spirits. No wonder that the Greeks, on these warm and tender and diamond studded nights, named many constellations after their heroes. They didn’t forget the stars of course, immortalizing them with the characters worthy of the heroic standards of their days too. These twinkling lights deserve it, for theirs is the promise that after the dazzle of the sun flaming red then dying at the end of the day, the canvass of the night holds promise for a sight that is balm for soul." ~George Daniel Anos, The 89th Constellation, 13 February 2017 via collective.com.ph

"... someday when the era of the Eagle of the South comes to an end, ushering forth a new Philippines where ‘hope’, ‘change’, and ‘awakening’ falls easy from everyone’s lips, when the despair that has shackled the powerless and the disinherited vanishes, the heroes of that period will be inevitably immortalized as well. And when, as a part of the poem by Walter de La Mare goes:” silence surged softly backward when the plunging hoofs were gone,” these warriors, whose selfless and courageous dedication in the forefront of the battles that won the war, will earn their rightful place. Ever so brightly will they blaze in the grand pantheon of stars marking a nation’s historic turning point. From there, they will grace the night sky above an archipelago of seven thousand one hundred seven islands given a chance of rebirth, all because one man took it upon himself to spend his twilight years to, in borrowing from the words of Sir Mark Lopez, “with uncanny and unorthodox ways, unburden a nation.”

And that is why all of them will make up the brilliance of a constellation that will bear the name:
“DUTERTUS.”

The 89th Constellation: A tribute to the 13 Filipino FB Social Media bloggers lead by Thinking Pinoy on their historic visit to President RR Duterte in Malacanang Palace, his staunch supporters. (February 2017)

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"Sometimes it gets quite toxic that you feel overwhelmed, when for a bit you forget your value. That's when you dredge up lil tidbits of priceless gems from special people. Those heartwarming things they say that is meant from the heart." ~George Daniel Anos

["Childhood is the kingdom where nobody dies.” ~Edna St. Vincent Millay]
"That merry group of brain cells from the brilliant side of my synapses which scrawled its colours on the walls of wonderment, when my world was small and young, shrilly agrees." ~George Daniel Anos

"The only judgment we should accept with all our hearts are those from the ones we love." ~George Daniel Anos

"The only reason we learn their past is not to judge or punish, but to understand how they need to be loved." ~George Daniel Anos

"The wisdom we gain from our pain or tragedies are important to other people, guideposts they can learn something from in life." ~George Daniel Anos

"There are people in your life whom you unknowingly inspire simply by being you." ~George Daniel Anos

"There is no midlife crisis for a life that despite filled with setbacks, is well lived." ~George Daniel Anos, 17 September 2015

"There's smoke in the mind when the heart is on fire." ~from George Daniel Anos

"They hail from the grounds where all learned the notion of mind over matter, where sweat was profuse, nerves’ made steady, sinews’ turned turned tougher and muscles and psyche hewn to iron mettle. And importantly, it is where many learned the power of prayers and benediction." ~George Daniel Anos, April 9, 2017

"Time grabs you by the wrist directs you where to go." ~George Daniel Anos

"Too many people go through life running from something that isn't after them. Some also run after others not realizing that if they're meant in their lives, they won't run away." ~George Daniel Anos

"We all have the power to make a difference. Perhaps not to the world grandly but to another person's world beautifully." ~George Daniel Anos

"We live the breathless moments. Together it makes a canvas only we have the pleasure of looking at. The colors, the hue, the kaleidoscope of feelings forever entrapped in our minds." ~George Daniel Anos, 17 September 2015

"We never yield,
our dreams to fear."
~George Daniel Anos

"When people look down on you and talk as if they know what's better and you below them, just keep moving forward. Be deaf and blind to their words and put-down stares, just get your act together and your ass to work." ~George Daniel Anos

"Your upturned and sun-kissed faces are their faces, your hungry and curious eyes are their eyes. I live looking forward to those moments, and you are my lifelines..." ~George Daniel Anos, January 30, 2016

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BLUE GALAS

The Line is straight, the line is firm,
Staring dead ahead they never squirm,
Through whatever elements be that day,
One battlecry, together they shout and pray,
"The fight will never end in vain or be done,
As long as the LONG BLUE LINE stands as ONE..."
~A tribute to the spirit of BROTHERHOOD and CAMARADERIE, a distinguishing benchmark of the PHILIPPINE MERCHANT MARINE ACADEMY.

"Defying the Elements"

Rocks and granite under the sun's tenacity,
Laurels and moss hurdling rains' animosity.
Unfolding their glory under adversity

"How indeed???
How can you find your way,
If you'll see the day just the same,
as that day when you chose to stay,
on what you know breaks you,
but raises you up just the same?"
~George Daniel Anos

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"It's the words we silently utter to ourselves,
there in the quiet of the nights
with lights strung along the shore,
or stars so maddeningly beautiful,
that either empowers or destroy us."
~George Daniel Anos

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ONCE AGAIN

Once you said
you'd touch my soul,
to mend the cracks
and make it whole.
.

But in the course
of our lives' crossing,
the eyes that have been
used to crying,
.

the heart that broke
in countless ways,
the life that has
seen better days,
.

I thought would have
a new beginning,
turned out it was
a new way of dying.
.

~George Daniel Anos

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"The dusky roll of day
into the blanket of the night.
The roars of thunderous hearts
and lights wispy glow,
as a sight on the horizon lay
splendid in delight,
' suffusing weary parts
of life's..... ebb and flow."
~From a poem titled "Sunset."

"The morning sky is cloudless blue.
Woke up to this sight on this day of all days,
must be darn special for someone true.
wondered who, then I realized,
it's for you...."
~George Daniel Anos
(Dedicated to Dex Ognita)
15 December 2017

"To compete with no one.
To run my own race.
To have no desire to play the game
of being better than someone
in any way or form.
Just the aim of being the best version
of my own self than I was yesterday.
That is all. 2017, turn the lights on."
~George Daniel Anos
3 January 2017

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TO WRITE
By George Daniel Anos

A poem is the easiest thing to write
You start with a kiss then end with a bite
Begin naively then end with a twist
The beat of your words should hit like a fist
You put together the sinews that bind,
scars of the heart and the weights of the mind
Share wonders of joy with life's bitter pain
All things fought under the sun and the rain
To hear from one's self the yearning to show,
from yonder and near,
what it takes to know
This calling must turn brave warriors to bard,
all those who endured,
and pushed back real hard
The world will then choose from these hardened knights,
with ashes and blood they'll easily write.

Published in YOU BLEED, launched 19 August 2017

"When all my faith,
can fit within,
a pocketful of dreams.
And all my hopes,
have been sent high,
and flown by Angel wings.
Then see the truths,
I dearly held,
to be not what they seemed.
It's then I know,
that I will find,
the message wisdom brings."
~George Daniel Anos

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ATTRIBUTED QUOTES

"A belief is not merely an idea the mind possesses, it is an idea that possesses the mind!" ~Robert Oxton Bolton

"A plant needs to do more than stretch its leaves toward the sun. It also needs to send down roots deep into the ground. They hold on tightly in the dark, out of sight where it is easy to forget about them. But it is the fact that a plant can do these two things at once, anchoring itself to the earth even as it reaches for the sky, that makes it strong." ~Cameron Dokey

"All that you call the world is the shadow of that substance which you are the perpetual creation of the powers of thought, of those that are independent and of those that are independent of your will. Do not encumber yourself with the fruitless pains to mend and remedy remote effects; let the soul be erect and all things will go well. You think me the child of circumstances. I make my circumstance." ~Ralph Waldo Emerson from The Transcendentalist

"Anticipation is power. You gotta learn to know and recognize what's coming so you could adapt to it. You gotta be able to prepare for it." ~Project Life Mastery

"At times there will be fire; this we can't avoid. But its up to us to decide whether it will consume or purify." ~Christen Rodgers

"Be the one who nurtures and builds. Be the one who has an understanding and forgiving heart. Be the one who looks for the best in people. Leave people better than you found them." ~Marvin J. Ashton

"Do not just practice your art, but force your way into its secrets, for it anujd knowledge can raise men to the divine." ~Ludwig van Beethoven (2017 will bring this to life)

"In a world that is quick to make us feel small, be the one who makes someone feel a little taller and lighter because of your kindness." ~Unattributed

"It's not what you are that holds you back, it's what you think you are not." ~Denis Waitley

"Know the difference between those who stay to feed the soil and those who come to grab the fruit." ~Anon

"Life is hard. It's a battle everyday. Why not choose to fight to improve our own feelings about ourselves, instead of fighting to change what the world thinks?" ~Melissa Lindsay Crumpton

"Love is overcoming what you are not, making the differences obsolete with patient acceptance." ~Unattributed

"Nothing is original. Steal from anywhere that resonates with inspiration or fuels your imagination. Devour old films, new films, music, books, paintings, photographs, poems, dreams, random conversations, architecture, bridges, street signs, trees, clouds, bodies of water, light and shadows. Select only things to steal from that speak directly to your soul. If you do this, your work (and theft) will be authentic. Authenticity is invaluable; originality is non-existent. And don’t bother concealing your thievery – celebrate it if you feel like it. In any case, always remember what Jean-Luc Godard said: “It’s not where you take things from – it’s where you take them to." ~Jim Jarmusch

"Once you become fearless, life becomes limitless." ~Anon

"One cannot alter a condition with the same mind set that created it in the first place." ~Albert Einstein

"One of the keys to happiness is knowing you can't be great in everything but you can be awesome in something." ~Anon

"One of the most powerful force that shapes us as human beings is the desire to leave a legacy. What legacy would you leave behind?" ~Hannibal Lecter

"Only those who care about you can hear you when you're quiet. These are the ones who deserve your love, loyalty and trust above all others." ~Unattributed

"Only when a person finally looks within and says "it's me that needs to change" will they attract and keep great experiences...if you can't admit that, you are scared to face the person behind the mask." ~Daniel Chidiac

"Our blindness don't let us see the light that shines from our hearts making us already whole and complete. We must feel it so that it can lighten up our world." ~Anon

"Our mind is like a cloudy sky: in essence clear and pure, but overcast by clouds of delusions. Just as the thickest clouds can disperse, so, too, even the heaviest delusions can be removed from our mind." ~Geshe Kelsang Gyatso

"People clap for the wrong reasons." ~Holden Caulfield

"People with low self esteem are 80 percent more likely to criticize others or to put them down in order to make themselves feel better, tougher and smarter. But people who are confident with themselves are more likely to take things as they are and enjoy them." ~Unattributed

"Poetry is essential to get a sense of how language works – how distillation pand rhythm and rhyme and colour can give the mere act of putting words together an extraordinary expressive power." ~Unattributed

“The forest is a peculiar organism of unlimited kindness and benevolence that makes no demands for its sustenance and extends generously the products of its life activity; it affords protection to all beings, offering shade even to the axe-man who destroys it.” ~Gautama Buddha

“The good Lord brooked no wreckage that did not contain at least a seed of hope.” ~Unattributed

"The greatest cruelty is our casual blindness to the despair of others." ~Unattributed

"The moon does not need the sun to tell her she is already whole." ~Lang Leav

"The reason why playground slides were made, is for us to experience the happiness of falling even when there's no one catching." ~Anon

"The sincere friends of this world are as ship lights in the stormiest of nights." ~Giotto di Bondone

"There are moments when finishing upright is already a win." ~Unattributed

“Think, dream and expect great things. For would you rather be correct in your perception? Or would you rather be exceptional in your life?” ~Christopher Babson

"Travelling, it leaves you speechless, then turns you into a story teller." ~Ibn Battuta

"We didn't realize we were making memories, we just knew we were having fun." ~Winnie the Pooh

"We must become vagabonds and wander aimlessly through the uncharted spaces to truly become alive." ~Michael Doane

"We will discover the nature of our particular genius when we stop trying to conform to our own or to other people’s models, learn to be ourselves, and allow our natural channel to open." ~Shakti Gawain

"When you have good mentors to guide you, you shorten your learning curve by learning from their mistakes so you don't make them." ~Emeka Ossai

"You are powerful in that you shape the future of young people whose future is also that of our nation. This is not only in the aspect of the sizable contribution of merchant marine officers to our economy, but in their being worthy and productive citizens whose example would pass on to the next generations." ~Marichu Bergu, Guest Speaker and Lecturer

"You must learn to master a new way to think before you can master a new way to be." ~Unattributed

About the Author:
The author is a member of Philippine Merchant Marine Academy's technical instructors for the College of Marine Transportation. He graduated from the same institution as Cum Laude, coming from the Class of 2001. At the same time, he also belonged to the top ten of the graduating class, was the Editor in Chief of the student's publication "The Galleon" and feature editor of the yearbook "The Helm". He was also the best speaker and team captain of the winning team in a debate. He is a father of two, his daughter Stephanie Katrin Ray and son George Jr. He sailed for sometime for various shipping companies eventually stopping as soon as he got his Chief Mate's license due to medical reasons. At PMMA, he was once the chairman of the Board of Investigation and also served as a member of the CHED's National Technical Committee for Marine Transportation. Presently, he chairs the Instructional Package Committee, is the Officer in Charge of the Training Center's Simulators and represented PMMA on the Korea International Cooperation Agency (KOICA) and Department of Transportation and Communication's (DOTC) Development of Aids to Navigation in Luzon and Visayas Project. He juggled his academic responsibilities whilst working on this book, featuring what he believes is the best from his collection of writings, following his lifelong dream of writing a book of poetry and proses. He felt this is the right time to do so.
YouBleed by George Daniel Anos

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COLORS

Dreams of gloried past,
The aged glow,
The colored mast, Lying low, Raising fast, But we will show, As shadows cast, We will throw, All doubts- AVAST*, THEY MUST KNOW, Surely they MUST,
Glories DO NOT FADE…
Nor crumble to dust.

You are the bows from which your children
as living arrows are sent forth.
The archer sees the mark upon the path of the infinite,
and He bends you with His might
that His arrows may go swift and far.
Let your bending in the archer's hand be for gladness;
For even as He loves the arrow that flies,
so He loves also the bow that is stable.
~Kahlil Gibran

"How can you not have hope that things will be better?" ~Ethel Pineda, 22 August 2017

"I hope you will find your voice. May you gather the courage to seek your place under the sun, and create your own narrative. Own your life." ~Ethel Pineda, 1 January 2017

"If we will seriously take on the task of educating Filipinos on reproductive health, and providing them the means this will not be a viable undertaking. The government must be solidly secular and rational." ~Ethel Pineda

"In Medicine, you give more weight to evidence based information than testimonials.
Evidence rather than consensus. The same should be true anywhere." ~Ethel Pineda

Social graces defined:

"Social graces," good manners and right conduct do not work as veneers. They go hand in hand with genuine concern for people.

Social grace is not ......, sugar-coating words that ingratiate. It is knowing what is right, and acting on it without calling attention to one's self.

Social grace is knowing one's proper place. Not coveting power. Not plotting for failure of someone who was given the trust and mandate by the majority. It is honoring the will of the people." ~Dr. Ethel Pineda

"This country should be razed to the ground.
Until all politicians who have long held hostage the welfare of the citizens for money and power suffer the fate of traitors.
Until men who profess to be guardians of souls and keepers of faith but cannot keep their hands off our children taste firsthand the life of hell on earth.
Until the last drug lord has reaped the death that he sowed.
Then we will live again.
Like Phoenix rising from the ashes."
~Ethel Pineda

"We have to be more aggressive in the battle of perceptions." ~Ethel Pineda

"We travel along different paths, but will converge at the same destination. We are diverse,but with the same goal." ~Ethel Pineda, March 14, 2017

"You don't have to stop and throw stones at every dog that barks." ~Ethel Pineda, January 10, 2018

ATTRIBUTED QUOTES

"I do the very best I can, I mean to keep going. If the end brings me out all right, then what is said against me won't matter. If I'm wrong, ten angels swearing I was right won't make a difference." ~Abraham Lincoln

"The prosperous inevitably decline, the full inevitably empty." ~Humane King Sutra

“It's a question of what you might do in your wildest imagination, not what you might do because you are bound by the strictures of polite behaviour. We don't want our writing to be bound by that. We'd like our stories to be greatly expressive of our fantasy life.” ~David Mamet

"Duterte has done more for this country than all past presidents after Marcos combined." ~Krizette Laureta Chu, August 2017

"..... Duterte is just a symbol of our hopes and our dreams--and men have been fighting for their hopes and dreams forever. Duterte is an idea as much as he is a living, breathing thing. And ideas don't die, and hope is hard to extinguish." ~Krizette Laureta Chu

"For those who had a miserable one today, find strength in the assurance that it will be wonderful for you too. Maybe not today, maybe not next year, but it will come. It may not be with the people around you now, but someday you will find the people who will give you joy and peace and a sense of belongingness.........In the meantime, savor the day for what it is: A celebration--and a promise of--hope and renewal." ~Krizette Laureta Chu

"He inspires devotion, and unlike any Philippine president before him, he inspires us to want to, and hope for, change." ~Krizette Laureta Chu, on President Duterte

"I will continue fighting for this President with all my mind, heart, body, and soul. And not just in words but in action. I will devote my time and effort to help him bring change to this country. Let's all show our love and gratitude by being proactive members of this country instead of being whiny little bitches." ~Krizette Laureta Chu, August 2017

"Most of us do not purposely create our legacies. We live our lives, follow our hearts, try to bravely do what our hearts tell us, and when we die, we are remembered by the collection of stories and memories that make up our lives." ~Krizette Laureta Chu, March 25, 2017 on How You Will Be Remembered When You Die (addressed to Leni Robredo)

"My fellow Filipinos who love the Philippines, remember ..... when you fight for this country. Remember why you fight, and let it give you courage." ~Krizette Laureta Chu on "A Robredo Government"

"The enemy of change is closemindedness." ~Krizette Laureta Chu, May 6, 2017

"This is a country whose biggest thieves are not found in the darkest alleys but in the corridors of power..... And we keep electing them again and again..... Selfish thieves, from the President (obviously not Duterte) to the lowly barangay tanod." ~Krizette Laureta Chu, November 2017

“Under him, I realized the Filipino is freed from the shackles of our own self-imposed slavery to the oligarchy and to other countries. Under him, I discovered we were never truly free, our conquerors just changed, from colonizers to exploiters, some of whom are our fellow Filipinos." ~Krizette Laureta Chu, on PRRD, "THE BIRTH of a NATION", 13 June 2017

"Under this man, I learned the true meaning of independence and sovereignty" ~Krizette Laureta Chu on PRRD, “THE BIRTH OF A NATION”, June 13, 2017

“We have been a country, but we have never been a nation. But under this man [Duterte], and with the support of the majority, we are finally on our way. Bumps and roadblocks ahead, but one day, we will be a nation of a proud race.” ~Krizette Laureta Chu, "THE BIRTH of a NATION", 13 June 2017

"You can target each Duterte supporter. You can shame them or threaten them. But there will be never be a shortage of Duterte supporters as long as we see the good in this government. You can try to silence TP or Sass, but someone will always step in, and defend this government, or release damning info about LP's puppets." ~Krizette Laureta Chu, March 3, 2017

"You have nothing on our endurance, our passion is a fire that blazes and consumes us. Your name calling is nothing but a pathetic gust of wind that only serves to fan the flames of our nationalism." ~Krizette Laureta Chu on PRRD's haters, June 29, 2017

"A lawyer boasting about the ability to debate is like a sprinter boasting he could walk." ~Darwin Cañete

"Critics complain about the cure but stay silent on the sickness." ~Darwin Cañete

"Far and above his authority as president, are the personal ties the president has with the stakeholders in Mindanao. Most analysts miss the fact that various factions can rely on the president's word of honor. He places his word and will over and above the limitations of his office. That is leadership." ~Darwin Canete,

"Freedom of speech is a defense against the government. It is not an immunity from the consequences of that speech from people you offend." ~Darwin Cañete

"I always believed that the reason why big media hates Duterte is that his win empirically proved that buying political advertisements and currying favorable coverage from their oligarch owners for purposes of election no longer matters. They stand revealed to be a big waste. That is why Duterte is a threat. Not EJK. Not the war on drugs. Duterte represents the growing irrelevance of big media and the degraded ability of oligarchs to dictate on the national agenda." ~Darwin Cañete, April 2, 2017

"I believe it is also our duty as government officials to express support for the democratically elected president of our country. And to defend him as head of state." ~Darwin Cañete, October 4, 2017

"Is refusing to renew the franchise of ABS CBN an abridgement of freedom of speech? No. The personnel of ABS CBN can still write and speak freely. You have to distinguish between ABS CBN itself as a juridical person and the persons who work for it. As far as I know, the live persons are not stopped from speaking their minds. Remember THAT WE OWN, collectively as a Republic, the frequency and airwaves that ABS CBN uses to spew its intrigues towards the duly elected government. They make money off what we own. We should not be held hostage by the machinations of oligarchs through their stranglehold of mass media." ~Darwin Cañete, April 28, 2017

"Let's be candid. Both China and the Middle East are impressed with strength. FVP dealing with these ancient and powerful cultures would have been comedic. We are lucky that PRRD is the one dealing with them and not some brainless pa-cute social climber." ~Darwin Cañete, April 16, 2017

"Supporting the duly constituted government is our fundamental duty to the Republic and the Constitution." ~Darwin Cañete, April 1, 2017

"The best trial lawyers I ever saw were not debaters. They were readers. They were questioners. They were writers. They did not rely on tricks of language but on depth of knowledge on the issues they were litigating." ~Darwin Cañete

"The price of admission in democracy is citizenship. One of the responsibilities of citizenship is paying correct taxes." ~Darwin Cañete

"Think of Duterte as Durian. Strong aroma, a prickly fruit...but damn, a taste of heaven." ~Darwin Canete, 7 April 2016

"You know the worst fear of the yellows is? That President Duterte will prove that you can run a government without the pomp, the frills and the pablum of superficial appearances and ceremony.....that from now on, the humble, straight talking man without the backing of a transactional oligarchy WILL henceforth be...the standard by which his successors will be measured." ~Darwin Cañete

"You do not confuse rigid orthodoxy as foreign policy. Duterte has ONE CENTRAL FOREIGN POLICY...the welfare, safety and security of our islands and its people. Any day that we are not at odds with a foreign power and that our citizens are not discriminated against for being Filipinos is a triumph of that policy. If you think that this is incoherence, confusion or absence of foreign policy because it does not conform to a pro-American orthodoxy, then you're even more of an idiot than i thought." ~Darwin Cañete, April 9, 2017

2/9/17

"I haven't switched sides. I just found new allies." ~Jojo A. Robles, FB

"It’s one thing for desperate politicians to attempt to conscript children in their anti-government protest actions because they can’t seem to convince any adults to join their cause anymore. It’s quite another when the administrators of the schools that these children attend, the people who have been entrusted with the care and education of very young, impressionable minds, allow this shameless and dangerous partisan politicking—while not fully informing the parents that their kids have been enlisted in such efforts." ~Jojo A. Robles, July 2017

"You may not like Duterte, but you have to admire his audacity. I’ve never seen any Philippine president who would go to the daring lengths that Duterte has to expose the hypocrisy of the Americans—and that makes me extremely proud." ~Jojo A. Robles, Manila Standard, July 26, 2017

"You want to mourn for something real? Don't mourn for your prospective and imagined loss of rights and liberties.
Mourn for those soldiers who have lost their lives defending you from terrorism. Thank them for their ultimate sacrifice so you don't have to live under the caliphate." ~Jojo A. Robles, 1 June 2017

MY SOUL

"I am not this hair I am not this skin I am the soul That lives within." ~Rumi

FRIENDSHIP

"I am dressed with friendship." ~Rumi

THE BLOGGER

"The die is cast." ~Julius Caesar

AUTHOR

❤Heavenly Father, no matter what comes my way, please help me give this day completely over to You!❤

PRAYER

Heavenly Father, as I thank You this morning for the gift of life, I also thank you for the gift of wonderful people I have met along this journey. Some of them inspire me, some stretch me, challenge me, love me and encourage me. All of them help me to realize how beautiful and meaningful my life is. Bless every person here with good health, security, wealth, peace, joy and success. Grant their prayers too please. Amen.

BRIGHT LIGHT

"You are a bright light in the world and give love to those who need it most." ~Nametests

PUREST PLACE IN YOUR HEART

"Retrace your steps and go back to the purest place in your heart… where your hope lives." ~Everwood (Trust Your Journey)

"To a Poet" by Alexander Pushkin

"No poet should set store by public acclamation. Ecstatic praise will pass, an instant in the ear; The empty crowd will laugh, the fool will have his oration, But you must stay quite calm, unbending, and austere."

As I Am

“Maybe our favorite quotations say more about us than about the stories and people we're quoting.” ~John Green

TRUE LOVE

"You are the road of love and at the end my home." ~Rumi

FOREVER LOVE

"May the dawn of each new day bring great promise and inner strength." ~from Native Americans

Random Moment

"Be bold enough to use your voice, brave enough to listen to your heart, and strong enough to live the life you've always imagined." ~Anon

Sydney Opera House 40th Anniversary

"Today should always be our most wonderful day!" ~Thomas Dreier

Live Life to the Full

“Write it on your heart that every day is the best day in the year. He is rich who owns the day, and no one owns the day who allows it to be invaded with fret and anxiety. Finish every day and be done with it. You have done what you could. Some blunders and absurdities, no doubt crept in. Forget them as soon as you can, tomorrow is a new day; begin it well and serenely, with too high a spirit to be cumbered with your old nonsense. This new day is too dear, with its hopes and invitations, to waste a moment on the yesterdays.” ~ Ralph Waldo Emerson

My Most Memorable Journey

"With the new day, comes new strength and new thoughts." ~Eleanor Roosevelt

International Fleet Review

"I still laugh at life no matter how tough it can get." ~Leah C. Dancel,( 3-11 October 2013

A Tribute to Cancer Survivors

In Support to Marvin Lane of The Rhyming Place

All photographs, unless noted, are my copyrights.

"To me, photography is an art of observation. It's about finding something interesting in an ordinary place." ~Elliott Erwitt

Quotes are sourced from the Inspiration Line founded by Chelle Thompson, The Friendship Book of Francis Gay, The Happy Guy by David Leonhardt, Quotes by People on Stamps, Inspirational Quotations by Barbara J Olson and from other various sources that trickle my quotable interest.

"A fine quotation is a diamond on the finger of a man of wit, and a pebble in the hand of a fool." ~Joseph Roux

"While I gather storm of quotations, nothing inspires me most than those contained in The Bible ... Timeless!" ~Leah C. Dancel

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"I awoke this morning with devout thanksgiving " ~Ralph Waldo Emerson

“What is it in the melody of sound...which calls such visionary beauty forth from every tone?” ~R.E. Salaman

"The thoughts of the day become the dreams of the night." ~Anon

"Try to make at least one person happy every day. If you cannot do a kind deed, speak a kind word. If you cannot speak a kind word, think a kind thought. Count up, if you can, the treasure of happiness that you would dispense in a week, in a year, in a lifetime!" ~Lawrence G. Lovasik

༺♥༻༺♥༻༺♥BEAUTIFUL THOUGHTS

Inspiring and uplifting thoughtsBring beauty to the mind,By dwelling on the positive,What's joyful, happy, kind.Courage and enthusiasm,Cheerfulness and grace,Radiating from withinAll show upon the face.

Reflecting on the beautiful,What's pure and good and true,Embracing all the world of wonderThat's surrounding you.Hope, contentment, peace and love,Your thoughts can soar on wings So let the life within your mindBe filled with lovely things.

~Kathleen Gillum ~༺♥༻༺♥༻༺♥

~ Max Ehrmann ~

A Prayer

Let me do my work each day;and if the darkened hoursof despair overcome me, may Inot forget the strengththat comforted me in thedesolation of other times.

May I still remember the brighthours that found me walkingover the silent hills of mychildhood, or dreaming on themargin of a quiet river,when a light glowed within me,and I promised my early Godto have courage amid thetempests of the changing years.

Spare me from bitternessand from the sharp passions ofunguarded moments. MayI not forget that poverty andriches are of the spirit.Though the world knows me not,may my thoughts and actionsbe such as shall keep me friendlywith myself.

Lift up my eyesfrom the earth, and let me notforget the uses of the stars.Forbid that I should judge otherslest I condemn myself.Let me not follow the clamor ofthe world, but walk calmlyin my path.

And though age and infirmityovertake me, and I come not withinsight of the castle of my dreams,teach me still to be thankfulfor life, and for time's oldenmemories that are good andsweet; and may the evening'stwilight find me gentle still.

(The Desiderata of Happiness)

Desiderata

Go placidly amid the noise and haste,and remember what peace there may be in silence.As far as possible without surrender be on good termswith all persons. Speak your truth quietly and clearly;and listen to others, even the dull and ignorant;they too have their story.Avoid loud and aggressive persons,they are vexations to the spirit.If you compare yourself with others,you may become vain and bitter; for always there will be greater and lesser persons than yourself.Enjoy your achievements as well as your plans.Keep interested in your own career, however humble;it is a real possession in the changing fortunes of time.Exercise caution in your business affairs;for the world is full of trickery.But let not this blind you to what virtue there is;many persons strive for high ideals;and everywhere life is full of heroism.Be yourself. Especially, do not feign affection.Neither be cynical about love for in the face of all aridity and disenchantment it is as perennial as the grass.Take kindly the council of the years, gracefully surrendering the things of youth.Nurture strength of spirit to shield you in sudden misfortune.But do not distress yourself with imaginings.Many fears are born of fatigue and loneliness.Beyond a wholesome discipline, be gentle with yourself. You are a child of the universe, no less than the trees and the stars; you have a right to be here.And whether or not it is clear to you, no doubt the universe is unfolding as it should.Therefore be at peace with God,whatever you conceive Him to be.And whatever your labours and aspirations,in the noisy confusion of life keep peace with your soul. With all its sham, drudgery and broken dreams,it is still a beautiful world.Be cheerful, strive to be happy.

PROTECT ME O LORD

Psalm 119:11 Your word I have hidden in my heart that I might not sin against you.

"When you find time on your hands, put them together in prayer." ~Our Daily Bread

"Remember the day's blessings; forget the day's troubles"~Anon

GREATER BLESSINGS

"Every pain that you learn to tolerate leaves you healthier than it found you" ~G. Teodoro, Jr.

PEACE

"Nothing can bring you peace but yourself." ~Ralph Waldo Emerson

DREAM ON

"Every dream that you left behind is a piece of your future that won't exist." ~Steve Jobs

FLY AWAY HOME

Au revoir to the LAND of LONG WHITE CLOUDS

MY PLACE FOR SERENITY

... be quiet, please...

Written in the Sand

"Keep dreaming and create reality." ~Kristian Kan

NO EXPLANATION

"Beauty is a form of genius — is higher, indeed, than genius, as it needs no explanation. It is of the great facts in the world like sunlight, or springtime, or the reflection in dark water of that silver shell we call the moon." ~Oscar Wilde

LAO TZU

Tao Te Ching

AUTUMN

"Seasons change and so do you. Trust the rhythms of your life." ~Project Happiness

KNOW THYSELF

"To know others is wisdom, to know oneself enlightenment." ~Lao Tzu

MY WORLD

"The greatest thing in the world is to know how to belong to oneself." ~Michel de Montaigne

COMPANION

"Fortunate is he who does not carry envy as a companion." ~Rumi

VALORIZAR CADA MOMENTO

"May you be Strengthened by Yesterday's rain, Walk straight in Tomorrow's wind, and Cherish each moment Of the Sun today." ~Ojibwa Prayer

Naturally Homegrown

"I hear and I forget. I see and I remember. I do and I understand." - Confucius

BEST WISHES TO MY GUESTS

"The best feeling in the world is being loved back by the person you love." ~ Anon

2015

"A book of quotations can never be complete." ~Robert M. Hamilton

SUNSHINE IN AUTUMN

“There is no remedy for love but to love more.” ~Henry David Thoreau

VERMILLION SEAL

"The monotony and solitude of a quiet life stimulates the creative mind." ~Albert Einstein

PRECIOUS GIFT

"I look at life as a gift of God." ~Joyce Cary

LIVE WELL

"Daily find something to laugh about. A sense of humor and a good belly laugh relieves stress, inspires hope, keeps you alert and connects you to others." ~Total Body Wellness

From My Desk

I feel so honoured to find that there are websites who sourced some of their materials from my blog as I have sourced mine from others. It is great to be able to channel some wonderful thoughts of my great friends to be shared to many others, hoping it will give them some uplifting words to live by.

Learning words of wisdom from people helps me to be philosophical and practical in my approach to life. Of course, I follow my own conviction trying not to compromise any conventions. I certainly do not lean on my own understanding either. We all need divine inspired guidance. My parents were my first teachers who taught me some "nuggets of wisdom". To them, I am indebted my knowledge of life to which they molded my intellectual and spiritual well-being.

Prayer

“God, grant me the serenity to accept the things I cannot change, the courage to change the things I can, and the wisdom to know the difference.” ~Reinhold Niebuhr

"Prayer is an essential tool for us to talk with God and to build a closer relationship with Him, so we can become more like our Father. " ~Douglas S Winnail

"Prayer is our pathway not only to divine protection, but also to a personal, intimate relationship with God." ~ Shirley Dobson

"Prayer is the wing wherewith the soul flies to heaven and meditation the eye wherewith we see God." ~ Ambrose of Milan

"Having a life time of prayer, talking to God become natural as breathing...it's the presence of God ... moment by moment reality" ~ Anon

"Prayer is and remains always a native and deepest impulse of the soul of man." ~ Thomas Carlyle

"In prayer it is better to have a heart without words than words without a heart." ~John Bunyan*****"Don't worry about the world coming to an end today. It's already tomorrow in Australia." ~ Charles M. Schulz

Content and Honour

"O God, help us to perform our duties with laughter and kind faces; and let cheerfulness abound with industry. Give us to go blithely on our business all this day, and bring us to our resting beds weary and content and undishonoured; for Jesus Christ's sake." ~Robert Louis Stevenson

About Me

"To thine own self be true, , Thou canst not then be false to any man."~ William Shakespeare

A Hebrew origin, means 'the joyous one'

Leah is magnetic and seductiveShe carries a sense of her own powerShe has a great skill for teaching othersShe sees the ironies of life all too clearlyHer capacity for sympathy is celebratedShe is a mistress of persuasionHer strong powers of endurance set her aloftHer home is haven of securityShe may be prone to exhibitionismNothing is free from her scrutiny.

Leah ~ also means "weary" relinquishing her heart to love, for she is a hopeless romantic, putting others before herself, for she knows no other way but to give a helping hand, her reassuring smile is there for all to see, no cause is too great, for giving up is unknown to her, she loves a challenge to do her best.

You are calm and rational.You are also GIVING and KIND - a Great FRIEND.You are EASY GOING and TRUSTING.However, you are too SENSIBLE to fall for MIND GAMES.

,Lily

You are artsy and elegant. Your imagination allows you to place yourself in other people’s shoes, which allows you to easily understand and sympathize with those around you.

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"What is a friend? I will tell you, it is someone with whom you dare to be yourself." ~Frank Crane

"The essence of a perfect friendship is that each friend reveals himself utterly to the other, flings aside his reserves, and shows himself for what he truly is." ~Robert Benson

"Beauty is power; a smile is its sword." - John Ray

"A woman whose smile is open and whose expression is glad has a kind of beauty no matter what she wears."~Anne Roiphe

"Basic beauty lies in the way a woman walks; it is health and an attitude to life." ~Nancy Astor "Goodness is beauty in the best estate." ~Christopher Marlowe

"Integrity reveals beauty." ~Thomas Leonard

"Of life's two chief prizes, beauty and truth, I found the first in a loving heart and the second in a laborer's hand." ~Khalil Gibran

“Real beauty is about looking life right in the face and seeing all its magnificence reflected in your own.” ~Valerie Monroe"A smile is the light in your window that tells others that there is a caring, sharing person inside."~Denis Waitley

It's not wise to count your friendson a bright sunny day,when the sky is blueand smiles come so easily.

Instead wait for a storm,when the clouds are dark andthe day grows cold,and laughter is not heardin your heavy heart.

Then when a friend comesand stands beside youand lifts your spirits to the skyand laughter is in your heart,he or she deserves the name ...

FRIEND.

Thank you, my Friend,for braving the storms with meand for making the sunny days so much brighter.

You are You

You are strong when you take your grief and teach it to smile.

You are brave when you overcome your fear and help others to do the same.

You are happy when you see a flower and are thankful for the blessing.

You are loving when your own pain does not blind you to the pain of others.

You are wise when you know the limits of your wisdom.

You are true when you admit there are times you fool yourself.

You are alive when tomorrow's hope means more to you than yesterday's mistake.

You are growing when you know what you are but not what you will become.

You are free when you are in control of yourself and do not wish to control others.

You are honorable when you find your honor is to honor others.

You are generous when you can take as sweetly as you can give.

You are humble when you do not know how humble you are.

You are thoughtful when you see me just as I am and treat me just as you are.

You are merciful when you forgive in others the faults you condemn in yourself.

You are beautiful when you don't need a mirror to tell you.

You are rich when you never need more than what you have.

You are you when you are at peace with who you are not.

~Anon~

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Stand Up in For Yourself;Stand Up and be Yourself

Stop hiding!Stop holding yourself back and playing yourself down!Stop worrying about how you look and what people are saying.Stop listening to what people are saying and trying to find out if they are whispering about you.Stop waiting for someone to tell you that you are okay or to make you feel special.Life is special!It is a special gift.This is your life!Now take your gift and live it out in the open!Decide today that you are going to live out loud!

Living out loud means having the courage to be exactly who you are without apology.It means admitting your mistakes without beating yourself up.It means not taking who you are and what you have for granted.Release all shame!Release all guilt!You cannot live out loud if you are hiding behind what was.Living out loud means focusing on what is, right now, and that is you!

To live out loud means showing up as your authentic self, without your makeup or your toupee.It means acknowledging your shortcomings and celebrating your strengths.Living out loud means broadcasting your needs, your likes and your dislikes as they relate to your fears and frustrations.It means that you let people know exactly who you are and expect them to be as thrilled as you are about who you are.

In order to live out loud you must have faith in yourself and in the process of life.You must have principles you live by and standards by which you can govern and gauge yourself.Most important, in order to live out loud you must love yourself enough to tell yourself and everyone else the absolute truth about you.When you can do that, you can live out loud and be very proud about what the world will hear about you.

Until today, you may have been living your life in a whisper.Just for today, take one step toward pumping up your volume.Stand up in yourself! Stand up and be yourself!

~Iyanla Vanzant~

TO WONDER

To wonder, to know,

To explore, always asking:

What am I?

Who am I?

What will become of me?

Of my knowledge?

Am I squandered on the world?

Cheapening existence through vanity?

How long before I am fit to say, I know this!

Rather than, I think this.

That in itself questions self,

Whether our thought and mind is

Our own knowledge and assurance.

At what point in time do we stop marching?

Pencil upon paper, sight upon colour and light.

A fixation upon what we comprehend

And that, which is incomprehensible.

Are we gambling with the gifts we are given?

Are they gifts?

The ability to question choice, life, the air we breathe;

The sun, the moon, clouds, stars, the earth, wind, rain, height.

Re-reading leads.

Random, our teachers abandon us,

Fending for all you are on your own

'Tis a lonely path all humans follow, trying to fill the void

With relationships, contact with others, family, friends.

I advanced myself only through victory.

Victory against what?

If there’s nothing to fight against,

How do we advance at all?

Do we fight against self-doubt?

From the Original Manuscript Written by Lily

Poetic Concept:

Copyright@2008, LD, All rights reserved.

Remember today all the blessings you have

Remember today that you are alive.Sometimes we tend to forget.You have a purpose that is all your own.No one else is you.You have dreams and hopes and desires.Listen to your heart for a while.

Remember today all the blessings you have.There's beauty in every direction you look.Enjoy the abundance that is already yours.The world is a wonderful place and you're here.

Remember today that you get what you give.Your world is a mirror of your inner self.Love will be yours when you give it away.

Remember today that life is creation.As long as you live you can always contributeyour own special voice.Remember today is a special time.Make the best of it while you can.

A VANISHED FRIEND

Around the corner I have a friend,In this great city that has no end,Yet the days go by and weeks rush on,And before I know it, a year is gone.

And I never see my old friend's face,For life is a swift and terrible race,He knows I like him just as well,As in the days when I rang his bell.

And he rang mine but we were younger then,And now we are busy, tired men.Tired of playing a foolish game,Tired of trying to make a name.

'Tomorrow' I say! 'I will call on JimJust to show that I'm thinking of him.'But tomorrow comes and tomorrow goes,And distance between us grows and grows.

Around the corner, yet miles away,'Here's a telegram sir,' Jim died today.'And that's what we get and deserve in the end.Around the corner, a vanished friend.

~Anon~

Remember to always say what you mean. If you love someone, tell them. Because when you decide that it is the right time it might be too late.

Seize the dayNever have regrets.And most importantly,stay close to your friendsand family, for they have helpedmake you the person that you are today.

SMILE, even through your tears! ~JBY

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BEAUTY

It is when beauty arrives,

To wake us up and come alive,

Guide our eyes to the sky,

To look within and we will shine.

Keep the flame of hope burning bright,

To see our inner light come to life,

And then the winds blow and we begin to breathe,

To hold that moment that never leaves.

Seek the beauty within the world,

Grasp the life we hold deep inside,

Embrace everything from our soul,

Until we reflect the light from our eyes.

The light gives life to the colours of change, Blending into one that remain the same, Adorning the blue stained sky,

Dreams reign high while clouds entwine.

And the depths of the ocean below,

Reflects our tears through rain and snow, Crystallised in the blink of our eyes,

A momentary glimmer of the radiant light.

Stars awaken as we look above,

And pain slowly fades to love,

Reawakened as we morph to dust,

And dissolve in all that is and ever was.

We reveal of what is inside,

Within the lineaments of our soul,

A beauty mirrored from our eyes,

It is a teardrop filled with the world.

Beauty is the essence of the heart,

As love is expressed into an art,

A light that is born that guides us home,

A dream that dawns of all we've known.

A birth into the unborn again,

A commencing where all become still,

A starting where we stopped to rest,

A momentary time that we fulfill.

Patrick Graven

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The day is DONE

The day is done,

it cannot be changed.

My actions and my thoughts

reflected my own spirit

on this day of some,

I am proud,

of some I am not.

When I wake,

there will be new chances...

To think and act

with wisdom and compassion.

There will be new temptations

to be petty,

small or selfish...

May I choose wisely and well

from waking to day's end...

And be a blessing to all I meet.

~Anon~

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We Are Collective

Let the real revolution begin.

This is a fight to save our country's future.

To salvage the gains we have so far achieved

when we decided to put the right man in Malacanang.

To ensure that everything he does

and all he has accomplished will bear fruit

instead of simply going to waste.

To cut our ties of dependence to oligarchic structures

whose only desire is to enslave us.

To chart our own course.

Fueled by a longing to break free from the past.

To see a country where we all enjoy real economic progress.

To see the day when Filipinos do not need to migrate.

To stand proudly among the brotherhood of nations.

Not as beggars but as equals.

Duterte has shown us the way.

But evil forces conspire to block that path.

Using every weapon in their arsenal to fool and deceive us.

This we cannot allow.

Because we are Legion.

We are the Multitude.

We are Collective.

"A grandchild fills a space in your heart that you never knew was empty." ~Anon

"The voice of the Lord is the voice of common sense, which is shared by all that is ~Samuel Butler (1835 - 1902)

May the sun bring you new energy by day.May the moon softly restore you by night.May the rain wash away your worries.May the breeze blow new strength into your being.May you walk gently through the world and know its beauty all the days of your life.